DENVER — The next two weeks will determine whether a single measles case in Colorado fizzles out or starts an outbreak.

An unvaccinated adult who lives in Pueblo developed measles after visiting a part of Mexico that has an ongoing outbreak, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The person could have exposed ...Read more

NEW YORK — A 27-year-old man held on Rikers Island died Monday night, bringing the total number of jail deaths there to five in 2025.

According to the New York City Department of Correction account, staffers saw that Dashawn Jenkins was “visibly ill” at the George R. Vierno Center about 9:18 p.m.

They provided aid and notified medical ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman's move to stymie a bid for freedom from Erik and Lyle Menendez ignores the facts of the case and is motivated by political self-interest, the brothers' attorneys argue in a new court filing.

Hochman's predecessor, George Gascón, sought resentencing for the brothers in the 1989...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When the White House fired a federal prosecutor last week in Los Angeles, it could’ve been dismissed as an isolated case, with the administration targeting a one-time Democratic congressional candidate who had slammed President Donald Trump on the campaign trail.

But in the days since, it’s become clear the dismissal is part...Read more

President Donald Trump sowed confusion Tuesday as he continued to threaten hefty tariffs on imported goods even as White House advisers admitted they don’t know the details.

With what Trump has branded “Liberation Day” looming, the Republican president still had not released details of the potentially extensive new taxes on foriegn-made ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — One person died and another was injured Monday night after falling from a border barrier in San Diego, Border Patrol officials said.

Border Patrol agents found two people “who appeared to have fallen from the border barrier” attempting to enter the United States around 11 p.m., the agency said in a statement.

The San Diego ...Read more

WASHINGTON — First came Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ouster of a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services’ vaccine division. Then, the HHS chief axed the people overseeing new drug reviews and tobacco, while placing on leave Anthony Fauci’s successor at the National Institutes of Health.

The efforts to push out senior ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ key programs reshaping how the state handles welfare for Floridians has not been complying with state laws governing its oversight, ethics and fundraising, according to an analysis for a Republican-led House committee.

The charity arm of Hope Florida, launched by first lady Casey DeSantis, hasn�...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison crews are scaling tall electrical towers, testing the nearby soil and taking close-up images of electrical equipment, the latest detailed examination to determine exactly what sparked the disastrous Eaton fire.

It is likely to take more months for a final determination of what caused the fire. But ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Monday was momentous for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing although it still looked like a bridge to nowhere from the 101 Freeway, where more than 300,000 vehicles stream endlessly every day.

Nearly three years after the project began, the critical milestone was visible only to the government officials, scientists and ...Read more

An Indiana abortion patient has accused a Champaign, Illinois, physician of perforating her uterus during the procedure and leaving half of a fetus inside her body, requiring emergency surgery afterward, according to a recent lawsuit.

The medical negligence lawsuit was filed March 21 in the Circuit Court of Champaign County against abortion ...Read more

NEW YORK — Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said the Justice Department would seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione for the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the first sought since President Donald Trump’s return to power.

Bondi said the decision was in line with her Day 1 memo to DOJ staff outlining the ...Read more

Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons.

First, prior to Roosevelt’s election to a third term in 1940 there was a longstanding American tradition that presidents not serve more than two terms.

This tradition was established by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday over South Carolina’s effort to keep Planned Parenthood facilities from receiving Medicaid funding if they perform abortions, part of a dispute that could impact Congress’ ability to mandate coverage in the program.

Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit to challenge the state�...Read more

ATLANTA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can’t get out of a lawsuit by the city of Atlanta after approving only $200 of the city’s request for $1.2 million in flood repair costs, a federal judge in Atlanta has ruled.

The city sued FEMA in May 2024, claiming it didn’t properly respond to or assess the city’s 2009 request for ...Read more

NEW YORK — Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said the Justice Department would seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione for the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

“Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination...Read more

NEW YORK — After two Columbia University presidents resigned in quick succession since campus protests began against Israel’s campaign in Gaza, the Board of Trustees is playing it safe and tapping one of their own to lead through federal funding negotiations with the Trump administration.

The board late last week unexpectedly elevated one ...Read more

A Maryland man with legal status in the United States was accidentally deported to El Salvador, President Donald Trump’s administration admitted Monday.

Kilmer Armando Abrego-Garcia was on board one of three flights to El Salvador on March 15 and jailed in the nation’s notorious CECOT prison, ABC News reported.

An immigration judge had ...Read more

Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre remains in an Australian hospital following a crash with a school bus on March 24. Her condition remains serious, according to her spokeswoman.

Western Australian police said that a 71-year-old woman was driving, and a 41-year-old woman, presumably Giuffre, was a passenger in the vehicle when the accident...Read more